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Mae Martin, Sarah Kendall and Aisling Bea's shows up for writing award

Tuesday 7th December 2021, 9:54am


The Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards nominations have been revealed. The 29th awards will honour two years of British writing talent, following the cancellation of last year's awards due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The comedy-related nominees are:

Best TV Situation Comedy

Feel Good. Image shows from L to R: Mae (Mae Martin), Make-up Woman (Sukh Ojla)

Feel Good by Mae Martin and Joe Hampson

Frayed. Sammy Burbeck (Sarah Kendall). Copyright: Merman

Frayed by Sarah Kendall

This Way Up. Aine (Aisling Bea). Copyright: Merman

This Way Up by Aisling Bea

Best Radio Comedy

From The Oasthouse - The Alan Partridge Podcast. Steve Coogan

From The Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast by Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons

Olga Koch

Olga Koch: Fight by Olga Koch and Charlie Dinkin

The Kurupt FM Podkast. Image shows from L to R: Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry

The Kurupt FM Podkast (Series 2) by Asim Chaudhry, Hugo Chegwin, Allan Mustafa and Steve Stamp

Best Online Comedy

How To Be Maggie: With Maggie P by Kate-Lois Elliott

Remember getting the period talk at school? #Menopause by Hannah George, Taylor Glenn and Catie Wilkins

Where Did It Come From? - 'The Hat' by Ralph Jones and Vyvyan Almond

Elsewhere in the nominations lists, Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci are shortlisted for Best Screenplay for The Personal History Of David Copperfield and Tim Bain is up for Best Children's TV Episode, for his Chas Air script for The Epic Adventures Of Morph.

The winners will be announced on Monday 14th February 2022 at the Royal College of Physicians in central London.

WGGB president Sandi Toksvig says: "What a fitting day to celebrate the cream of British writers - who have kept us entertained on page, stage, screen and across the airwaves, through such dark times.

"Our creative industries play such an important role, as do all those who work within them and we hope our awards ceremony on Valentine's Day will send this message - you matter, we care, and thank you for your words, which have lifted us all up over these past two years."

To see a full list of nominees across all categories visit writersguild.org.uk

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